Joliet Diocesan Teachers’ Curriculum Institute Holding Each Other to a Higher Standard October 5, 2012 St. Mary Immaculate, Plainfield
Schedule
8:45 AM – Gather and
9:00 AM – Prayer
9:00-11:25, K-4 Teachers, Reading Resource, Math Resource, and Special Education Teachers
Dr. Michael White, The Cure for the Common Core: Balanced Assessment (Gym)
This presentation will show how to blend summative and formative assessment into a balanced system – how to help them work in harmony. We have summative assessment to prove learning has occurred. If educators are given the opportunity to learn more about how and when to use formative assessments they will be prepared to take full advantage of assessment results in making instructional decisions and encouraging collaboration. They will be able to use assessments to improve instruction.
9:00-11:25, Grades 5-8 Teachers, PE, Art, Music, World Language (Breakout Sessions)
9:00-10:10 ~ Breakout Session 1
Meg Ormiston, Culture Clash! Wired Kids in Text Driven Classrooms (Waldorf Room)
Outside of school kids have their earbuds in, with a music device in one hand cell phone in the other. In school the same students struggle with text driven instruction. Forget the dioramas and posters and instead explore projects that students create using multimedia to summarize what they have learned.
Catherine Lawrence (Riverside Publishing), Learning How to Use DataManager with Iowa Assessment (Room 116)
DataManger allows you to streamline the management and reporting of Iowa Assessment™ and Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT®). If time permits, there will be information about benchmark testing and EasyCBMs.
Bill Mackie, Best Practices Using ALEKS Online Mathematics (Computer Lab)
Learn how to use the program more effectively to assess student progress as well as tools and reports to assist in your student’s math skills developments. It is also open to anyone who would like to find out more about this most effective program to assist students in math
Theresa Allen, Catriona Lynch, Google on the Go for Administrators (Room 204)
An in-depth look at the suite of free Google tools that administrators can use for increased productivity and collaboration with teachers and schools. Explore the advantages of the cloud used by other administrators and teachers. Learn more about Gmail, groups, drive, reader, and calendar.
Deb Thomson, Discovery Education (Room 110)
Did you know that Discovery Streaming offers much more than just videos and video clips? Come to learn what else you can do with the service; some offerings don't even require a membership subscription
Mary White, Edmodo (Room 205)
Edmodo is a safe, secure and educational social network which encourages collaboration and extends learning beyond the school day. In this session you will learn how to setup up an account for you and your classes in 5 minutes, and how you can use Edmodo in your classroom immediately. Whether you’d like to use Edmodo for Literature Circles, Online Portfolios, Discussions, Quizzes or Announcements, be ready to reinvigorate learning in your classroom
Kathy Winters, Heather Wasicki, IPADs in the Junior High (Room 203)
Come hear and learn how you can effectively integrate IPADS in your junior high curriculum.
Angela Graefenhain and Chris Bajek, Fine Arts Teachers and Technology Integration (Room 108)
Fine Arts teachers will meet. Each teacher brings a technology lesson or ideas to share with peers. The group will discuss the successes and challenges with their subject area and the use of technology.
Anne Lindley, PE Teachers and Technology Integration (Room 102)
PE teachers will meet. Each teacher brings a technology lesson or ideas to share with peers. The group will discuss the successes and challenges with their subject area and the use of technology.
Maria Kazlauskas, World Language Teachers and Technology Integration (Room 107)
World Language teachers will meet. Each teacher brings a technology lesson or ideas to share with peers. The group will discuss the successes and challenges with their subject area and the
10:15 – 11:25 ~ Breakout Session 2
Meg Ormiston, Culture Clash! Wired Kids in Text Driven Classrooms (Waldorf Room)
Outside of school kids have their earbuds in, with a music device in one hand cell phone in the other. In school the same students struggle with text driven instruction. Forget the dioramas and posters and instead explore projects that students create using multimedia to summarize what they have learned.
Catherine Lawrence (Riverside Publishing), Learning How to Use DataManager with Iowa Assessment (Room 116)
DataManger allows you to streamline the management and reporting of Iowa Assessment™ and Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT®). If time permits, there will be information about benchmark testing and EasyCBMs.
Bill Mackie, Best Practices Using ALEKS Online Mathematics (Computer Lab)
Learn how to use the program more effectively to assess student progress as well as tools and reports to assist in your student’s math skills developments. It is also open to anyone who would like to find out more about this most effective program to assist students in math.
Emily Alford, Inquiry-based Learning: Getting Started with Units (Room 115)
Session for those who have attended previous training: Opportunities and Challenges of Implementation. Where are you now? What questions do you have? How can we help with implementation?
Jen Errthum, Jackson Brunsting, Google for Beginners (Room 204) This session for beginning users will provide classroom teachers with the basic knowledge of Google Docs, an easy-to-use integrated tool for teachers and students to collaborate on projects in a secure environment. Topics covered will include creating, uploading, and sharing documents and collections. Here is the presentation as given: Download it from Dropbox by clicking HERE!
Mary White, Edmodo (Room 205)
Edmodo is a safe, secure and educational social network which encourages collaboration and extends learning beyond the school day. In this session you will learn how to setup up an account for you and your classes in 5 minutes, and how you can use Edmodo in your classroom immediately. Whether you’d like to use Edmodo for Literature Circles, Online Portfolios, Discussions, Quizzes or Announcements, be ready to reinvigorate learning in your classroom
Kathy Winters, Heather Wasicki, IPADs in the Junior High (Room 203)
Come hear and learn how you can effectively integrate IPADS in your junior high curriculum.
11:25-12:05 – Lunch
12:05- 2:30, Grades 5-8 Teachers, PE, Art, Music, World Language
Dr. Michael White, The Cure for the Common Core: Balanced Assessment (Gym)
This presentation will show how to blend summative and formative assessment into a balanced system – how to help them work in harmony. We have summative assessment to prove learning has occurred. If educators are given the opportunity to learn more about how and when to use formative assessments they will be prepared to take full advantage of assessment results in making instructional decisions and encouraging collaboration. They will be able to use assessments to improve instruction.
12:05- 2:30, K-4 Teacher, Reading Resource, Math Resource, & Special Education Teachers (Breakout Sessions)
12:05- 1:15 ~ Breakout Session 3
Meg Ormiston, Culture Clash! Wired Kids in Text Driven Classrooms (Waldorf Room)
Outside of school kids have their earbuds in, with a music device in one hand cell phone in the other. In school the same students struggle with text driven instruction. Forget the dioramas and posters and instead explore projects that students create using multimedia to summarize what they have learned.
Catherine Lawrence (Riverside Publishing), Learning How to Use DataManager with Iowa Assessment (Room 116)
DataManger allows you to streamline the management and reporting of Iowa Assessment™ and Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT®). If time permits, there will be information about benchmark testing and EasyCBMs.
Bill Mackie, Best Practices Using ALEKS Online Mathematics (Computer Lab)
Learn how to use the program more effectively to assess student progress as well as tools and reports to assist in your student’s math skills developments. It is also open to anyone who would like to find out more about this most effective program to assist students in math.
Emily Alford, Inquiry-based Learning: Getting Started with Units(Room 115)
Session for those who have attended previous training: Opportunities and Challenges of Implementation. Where are you now? What questions do you have? How can we help with implementation?
Jen Errthum, Jackson Brunsting, Google for Beginners (Room 204) This session for beginning users will provide classroom teachers with the basic knowledge of Google Docs, an easy-to-use integrated tool for teachers and students to collaborate on projects in a secure environment. Topics covered will include creating, uploading, and sharing documents and collections.
Deb Thomson, Discovery Education (Room 110)
Did you know that Discovery Streaming offers much more than just videos and video clips? Come to learn what else you can do with the service; some offerings don't even require a membership subscription
Jen Timmons, Response Systems (Room 103)
Use these tools with every student to capture real-time assessment data to gauge student comprehension as you teach to immediately identify individual learning needs and alter instruction as needed.
Mary White, Edmodo (Room 205)
Edmodo is a safe, secure and educational social network which encourages collaboration and extends learning beyond the school day. In this session you will learn how to setup up an account for you and your classes in 5 minutes, and how you can use Edmodo in your classroom immediately. Whether you’d like to use Edmodo for Literature Circles, Online Portfolios, Discussions, Quizzes or Announcements, be ready to reinvigorate learning in your classroom
1:20 – 2:30 ~ Breakout Session 4
Meg Ormiston, Culture Clash! Wired Kids in Text Driven Classrooms (Waldorf Room)
Outside of school kids have their earbuds in, with a music device in one hand cell phone in the other. In school the same students struggle with text driven instruction. Forget the dioramas and posters and instead explore projects that students create using multimedia to summarize what they have learned.
Catherine Lawrence (Riverside Publishing), Learning How to Use DataManager with Iowa Assessment (Room 116)
DataManger allows you to streamline the management and reporting of Iowa Assessment™ and Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT®). If time permits, there will be information about benchmark testing and EasyCBMs.
Bill Mackie, Best Practices Using ALEKS Online Mathematics (Computer Lab)
Learn how to use the program more effectively to assess student progress as well as tools and reports to assist in your student’s math skills developments. It is also open to anyone who would like to find out more about this most effective program to assist students in math
Theresa Allen, Catriona Lynch, Google on the Go for Administrators (Room 204)
An in-depth look at the suite of free Google tools that administrators can use for increased productivity and collaboration with teachers and schools. Explore the advantages of the cloud used by other administrators and teachers. Learn more about Gmail, groups, drive, reader, and calendar.
Jen Timmons, Response Systems (Room 103)
Use these tools with every student to capture real-time assessment data to gauge student comprehension as you teach to immediately identify individual learning needs and alter instruction as needed.
Mary White, Edmodo (Room 205)
Edmodo is a safe, secure and educational social network which encourages collaboration and extends learning beyond the school day. In this session you will learn how to setup up an account for you and your classes in 5 minutes, and how you can use Edmodo in your classroom immediately. Whether you’d like to use Edmodo for Literature Circles, Online Portfolios, Discussions, Quizzes or Announcements, be ready to reinvigorate learning in your classroom
Curriculum Institute
Holding Each Other to a Higher Standard
October 5, 2012
St. Mary Immaculate, Plainfield
Schedule
8:45 AM – Gather and
9:00 AM – Prayer
9:00-11:25, K-4 Teachers, Reading Resource, Math Resource, and Special Education Teachers
Dr. Michael White, The Cure for the Common Core: Balanced Assessment (Gym)
This presentation will show how to blend summative and formative assessment into a balanced system – how to help them work in harmony. We have summative assessment to prove learning has occurred. If educators are given the opportunity to learn more about how and when to use formative assessments they will be prepared to take full advantage of assessment results in making instructional decisions and encouraging collaboration. They will be able to use assessments to improve instruction.
9:00-11:25, Grades 5-8 Teachers, PE, Art, Music, World Language (Breakout Sessions)
9:00-10:10 ~ Breakout Session 1
Meg Ormiston, Culture Clash! Wired Kids in Text Driven Classrooms (Waldorf Room)
Outside of school kids have their earbuds in, with a music device in one hand cell phone in the other. In school the same students struggle with text driven instruction. Forget the dioramas and posters and instead explore projects that students create using multimedia to summarize what they have learned.
Catherine Lawrence (Riverside Publishing), Learning How to Use DataManager with Iowa Assessment (Room 116)
DataManger allows you to streamline the management and reporting of Iowa Assessment™ and Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT®). If time permits, there will be information about benchmark testing and EasyCBMs.
Bill Mackie, Best Practices Using ALEKS Online Mathematics (Computer Lab)
Learn how to use the program more effectively to assess student progress as well as tools and reports to assist in your student’s math skills developments. It is also open to anyone who would like to find out more about this most effective program to assist students in math
Theresa Allen, Catriona Lynch, Google on the Go for Administrators (Room 204)
An in-depth look at the suite of free Google tools that administrators can use for increased productivity and collaboration with teachers and schools. Explore the advantages of the cloud used by other administrators and teachers. Learn more about Gmail, groups, drive, reader, and calendar.
Deb Thomson, Discovery Education (Room 110)
Did you know that Discovery Streaming offers much more than just videos and video clips? Come to learn what else you can do with the service; some offerings don't even require a membership subscription
Mary White, Edmodo (Room 205)
Edmodo is a safe, secure and educational social network which encourages collaboration and extends learning beyond the school day. In this session you will learn how to setup up an account for you and your classes in 5 minutes, and how you can use Edmodo in your classroom immediately. Whether you’d like to use Edmodo for Literature Circles, Online Portfolios, Discussions, Quizzes or Announcements, be ready to reinvigorate learning in your classroom
Kathy Winters, Heather Wasicki, IPADs in the Junior High (Room 203)
Come hear and learn how you can effectively integrate IPADS in your junior high curriculum.
Angela Graefenhain and Chris Bajek, Fine Arts Teachers and Technology Integration (Room 108)
Fine Arts teachers will meet. Each teacher brings a technology lesson or ideas to share with peers. The group will discuss the successes and challenges with their subject area and the use of technology.
Anne Lindley, PE Teachers and Technology Integration (Room 102)
PE teachers will meet. Each teacher brings a technology lesson or ideas to share with peers. The group will discuss the successes and challenges with their subject area and the use of technology.
Maria Kazlauskas, World Language Teachers and Technology Integration (Room 107)
World Language teachers will meet. Each teacher brings a technology lesson or ideas to share with peers. The group will discuss the successes and challenges with their subject area and the
10:15 – 11:25 ~ Breakout Session 2
Meg Ormiston, Culture Clash! Wired Kids in Text Driven Classrooms (Waldorf Room)
Outside of school kids have their earbuds in, with a music device in one hand cell phone in the other. In school the same students struggle with text driven instruction. Forget the dioramas and posters and instead explore projects that students create using multimedia to summarize what they have learned.
Catherine Lawrence (Riverside Publishing), Learning How to Use DataManager with Iowa Assessment (Room 116)
DataManger allows you to streamline the management and reporting of Iowa Assessment™ and Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT®). If time permits, there will be information about benchmark testing and EasyCBMs.
Bill Mackie, Best Practices Using ALEKS Online Mathematics (Computer Lab)
Learn how to use the program more effectively to assess student progress as well as tools and reports to assist in your student’s math skills developments. It is also open to anyone who would like to find out more about this most effective program to assist students in math.
Emily Alford, Inquiry-based Learning: Getting Started with Units (Room 115)
Session for those who have attended previous training: Opportunities and Challenges of Implementation. Where are you now? What questions do you have? How can we help with implementation?
Jen Errthum, Jackson Brunsting, Google for Beginners (Room 204) This session for beginning users will provide classroom teachers with the basic knowledge of Google Docs, an easy-to-use integrated tool for teachers and students to collaborate on projects in a secure environment. Topics covered will include creating, uploading, and sharing documents and collections. Here is the presentation as given: Download it from Dropbox by clicking HERE!
Mary White, Edmodo (Room 205)
Edmodo is a safe, secure and educational social network which encourages collaboration and extends learning beyond the school day. In this session you will learn how to setup up an account for you and your classes in 5 minutes, and how you can use Edmodo in your classroom immediately. Whether you’d like to use Edmodo for Literature Circles, Online Portfolios, Discussions, Quizzes or Announcements, be ready to reinvigorate learning in your classroom
Kathy Winters, Heather Wasicki, IPADs in the Junior High (Room 203)
Come hear and learn how you can effectively integrate IPADS in your junior high curriculum.
11:25-12:05 – Lunch
12:05- 2:30, Grades 5-8 Teachers, PE, Art, Music, World Language
Dr. Michael White, The Cure for the Common Core: Balanced Assessment (Gym)
This presentation will show how to blend summative and formative assessment into a balanced system – how to help them work in harmony. We have summative assessment to prove learning has occurred. If educators are given the opportunity to learn more about how and when to use formative assessments they will be prepared to take full advantage of assessment results in making instructional decisions and encouraging collaboration. They will be able to use assessments to improve instruction.
12:05- 2:30, K-4 Teacher, Reading Resource, Math Resource, & Special Education Teachers (Breakout Sessions)
12:05- 1:15 ~ Breakout Session 3
Meg Ormiston, Culture Clash! Wired Kids in Text Driven Classrooms (Waldorf Room)
Outside of school kids have their earbuds in, with a music device in one hand cell phone in the other. In school the same students struggle with text driven instruction. Forget the dioramas and posters and instead explore projects that students create using multimedia to summarize what they have learned.
Catherine Lawrence (Riverside Publishing), Learning How to Use DataManager with Iowa Assessment (Room 116)
DataManger allows you to streamline the management and reporting of Iowa Assessment™ and Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT®). If time permits, there will be information about benchmark testing and EasyCBMs.
Bill Mackie, Best Practices Using ALEKS Online Mathematics (Computer Lab)
Learn how to use the program more effectively to assess student progress as well as tools and reports to assist in your student’s math skills developments. It is also open to anyone who would like to find out more about this most effective program to assist students in math.
Emily Alford, Inquiry-based Learning: Getting Started with Units(Room 115)
Session for those who have attended previous training: Opportunities and Challenges of Implementation. Where are you now? What questions do you have? How can we help with implementation?
Jen Errthum, Jackson Brunsting, Google for Beginners (Room 204) This session for beginning users will provide classroom teachers with the basic knowledge of Google Docs, an easy-to-use integrated tool for teachers and students to collaborate on projects in a secure environment. Topics covered will include creating, uploading, and sharing documents and collections.
Deb Thomson, Discovery Education (Room 110)
Did you know that Discovery Streaming offers much more than just videos and video clips? Come to learn what else you can do with the service; some offerings don't even require a membership subscription
Jen Timmons, Response Systems (Room 103)
Use these tools with every student to capture real-time assessment data to gauge student comprehension as you teach to immediately identify individual learning needs and alter instruction as needed.
Mary White, Edmodo (Room 205)
Edmodo is a safe, secure and educational social network which encourages collaboration and extends learning beyond the school day. In this session you will learn how to setup up an account for you and your classes in 5 minutes, and how you can use Edmodo in your classroom immediately. Whether you’d like to use Edmodo for Literature Circles, Online Portfolios, Discussions, Quizzes or Announcements, be ready to reinvigorate learning in your classroom
1:20 – 2:30 ~ Breakout Session 4
Meg Ormiston, Culture Clash! Wired Kids in Text Driven Classrooms (Waldorf Room)
Outside of school kids have their earbuds in, with a music device in one hand cell phone in the other. In school the same students struggle with text driven instruction. Forget the dioramas and posters and instead explore projects that students create using multimedia to summarize what they have learned.
Catherine Lawrence (Riverside Publishing), Learning How to Use DataManager with Iowa Assessment (Room 116)
DataManger allows you to streamline the management and reporting of Iowa Assessment™ and Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT®). If time permits, there will be information about benchmark testing and EasyCBMs.
Bill Mackie, Best Practices Using ALEKS Online Mathematics (Computer Lab)
Learn how to use the program more effectively to assess student progress as well as tools and reports to assist in your student’s math skills developments. It is also open to anyone who would like to find out more about this most effective program to assist students in math
Theresa Allen, Catriona Lynch, Google on the Go for Administrators (Room 204)
An in-depth look at the suite of free Google tools that administrators can use for increased productivity and collaboration with teachers and schools. Explore the advantages of the cloud used by other administrators and teachers. Learn more about Gmail, groups, drive, reader, and calendar.
Jen Timmons, Response Systems (Room 103)
Use these tools with every student to capture real-time assessment data to gauge student comprehension as you teach to immediately identify individual learning needs and alter instruction as needed.
Mary White, Edmodo (Room 205)
Edmodo is a safe, secure and educational social network which encourages collaboration and extends learning beyond the school day. In this session you will learn how to setup up an account for you and your classes in 5 minutes, and how you can use Edmodo in your classroom immediately. Whether you’d like to use Edmodo for Literature Circles, Online Portfolios, Discussions, Quizzes or Announcements, be ready to reinvigorate learning in your classroom
2:30 PM Closing